Mop attachment



y 4, 1937. A. TRINGA 2,079,367

MOP ATTACHMENT Filed March 16, 1936 IN VENT OR Anna Tringa.

Patented May 4, 1937 PATENT OFFICE MOP ATTACHMENT Anna Tringa,

Oakville, Conn.

Application March 16, 1936, Serial No. 68,992

6 Claims.

This invention relates tomops, and more particularly to an attachmentfor the common wet mop frame which will enable it to be also used as adry mop.

One object of the present invention is to provide a rectangular bumperpad of softcushioning material which may be detachably assembled upon ametal mop frame, and is adapted to project beyond the periphery of saidframe. Another object is to provide a protective bumper pad of the abovenature which is adapted to be readily assembled to a standard wet mopframe, and will be securely clamped in position by the usual clampinglever of said frame. A still further object is to provide a mopattachment of the above type which will be simple in construction,inexpensive to manufacture, and very efficient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing one form in which this invention may be embodied inpractice.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a front view of a mop embodying Y the featuresof this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. 1 Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thecushion bumper pad.

Fig. ,4 is a sectional view of said pad taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

The conventional types of wet mops now in general use cannot beefficiently and safely used for dry cleaning in view of the danger ofscratching or otherwise injuring the wall boards or furniture legs bythe metal frame of the mop. By means of the present invention, a scratchpreventing bumper for the conventional type of mop frame has beendevised whereby the above and other disadvantages are avoided. l Thestandard mop selected to illustrate the features of this inventioncomprises an elongated wooden handle I0, a mop frame I I secured to theend of the handle Ill, a bumper pad I2, and a plurality of cloth stripsI3. The clamping frame I I includes a rectangular slidable wire bail I4which may be drawn up toward a cross-bar I5 fixed to said handle II], bya hand-operated clamping toggle lever I6 for clamping the mop rags I3therebetween, a coiled spring I! being employed to securely press thecross-bar I5 upon the rags I3 located between said cross-bar and 55 thebail It. The spring II acts between a handle receiving hub I8 on thecross-bar I5 and one arm of the lever I6.

The lever I6 is slidable on the handle III and is also pivoted to theupper coil of the spring I! by a loop I9. Sockets or eyes 20 areprovided in a pair of side ears 2I and 22 on said lever I6 to receivethe ends 23 and 24, respectively, of the bail I4, whereby the bail willbe held in rag-clamping position when the lever I6 is disposed in the upor full-line position of Fig. 2. When, however, the lever I6 is swunginto the dotted down position shown in Fig. 2, the bail It will be movedup away from the cross-bar I5 and the rags I3 will be released.

The cushion bumper pad I2 shown in detail in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 ispreferably made of soft resilient rubber or other material havingsimilar physical characteristics, so as to serve as a protection againstmarring the wall boards or furniture when the mop is in use. The bumperI2 is adapted to lie with its plane at right-angles to the longitudinalplane of the bail 3|, and is situated between the cross-bar I5 and thecloth strips held in the base of the bail I4. The cushion pad I2 extendsslightly beyond the sides and ends of said cross-bar and has a thin flatcentral yieldable section 25 provided along each of its longitudinalsides with a narrow reinforcing rib 26 which is connected with somewhatwider and thicker U-shaped end ribs 21. The thin ribs 26 extend onlyslightly above the upper and lower surfaces of the flat central web 25of the cushion pad, while the thick ribs 21 are raised a greater amountabove the upper surface of the pad I2 so as to lie above all the metalparts of the mop frame II.

The central fiat web 25 of the cushion pad I2 is provided adjacent itsends with a pair of circular holes 28 and 29 within which the side bars30 and 3| may be seated.

In order to permit the cushion pad I2 to be readily assembled upon themop frame, provision is made of a pair of oppositely inclined holes 32and 33 extending from said sockets 28 and 29 to one side edge of saidpad. By bending one end of the cushion pad I2 outwardly at one of theholes 28 or 29, the pad may be readily assembled to one of the side bars30 of the bail I l by passing said bar through the adjacent slot 32 or33 until it slips into the respective hole 28 or 29. The other bar maythen be assembled in a similar manner.

v Operation When it is desired to use the improved mop either wet ordry, the desired quantity of mopping fabric will first be placed betweenthe bail l4 and the cushion pad I2, and clamped in place by means of thelever l6 and spring H, as shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2. Therubber cushion pad l2 will then prevent the metallic bail l s andcross-bar l from scratching or otherwise injuring the walls, floor orfurniture.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in whichthe invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form isshown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention isnot to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modified andembodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. Inshort, the invention includes all the modifications and embodimentscoming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. A new article of manufacture comprising a scratch-preventing bumperpad for a mop, said pad being of soft resilient material having acomparatively thin elongated central body portion, said body portionbeing provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced holes to receive theside members of a mop frame bail, said holes being connected by slots tothe side of said pad to permit said pad to be readily assembled upon astandard mop frame bail, and a strengthening enlarged rib extendingabout the periphery of said body portion.

2. A new article of manufacture comprising a flat elongated bumper padfor a mop, said pad being of soft cushioning resilient material having acomparatively thin body portion for snugly embracing the cross-bar andbail of a wet mop frame, and a strengthening enlarged rib extendingabout the periphery of said body portion, the portions of said rib ateach end of said pad being wider than the intermediate portions of saidrib.

3. A new article of manufacture comprising a fiat elongated bumper padfor a mop, said pad being of soft cushioning resilient material having acomparatively thin body portion for snugly embracing the cross-bar andbail of a wet mop frame, and a strengthening enlarged rib extendingabout the periphery of said body portion, the portions of said rib ateach end of said pad being thicker and wider than the intermediateportions thereof.

4. In a device for use on a. mop of the type having an elongated handle,a cross-bar secured to said handle, a slidable bail, and means to forcesaid bail upwardly to clamp the mopping elements between it and thecross-bar; an elongated bumper pad adapted to be disposed between saidmopping elements and said cross-bar and extending along the length ofsaid cross-bar and laterally beyond the peripheral edges of saidcrossbar, said pad comprising a separate unit unattached to saidcross-bar, said pad having means extending below the bottom of said bailto prevent the latter from scratching the fioor.

5. In a device for use on a mop of the type having an elongated handle,a cross-bar secured to said handle, a slidable bail, and means to forcesaid bail upwardly to clamp the mopping elements between it and thecross-bar; an elongated bumper pad adapted to be disposed between saidmopping elements and said cross-bar and extending along the length ofsaid cross-bar and laterally beyond the peripheral edges of saidcrossbar, said pad comprising a separate unit unattached to saidcross-bar, said pad having means extending below the bottom of said bailto prevent the latter from scratching the floor and having a pair ofholes to receive the longitudinal side members of said mop frame bail.

6. In a device for use on a mop of the type having an elongated handle,a cross-bar secured to said handle, a slidable bail, and means to forcesaid bail upwardly to clamp the mopping elements between it and thecross-bar; an elongated bumper pad adapted to be disposed between saidmopping elements and said cross-bar and extending along the length ofsaid cross-bar and laterally beyond the peripheral edges of saidcross-bar, said pad comprising a separate unit unattached to saidcross-bar, said pad having means extending beyond the side edges of saidbail to prevent the latter from scratching the walls and having a pairof holes to receive the longitudinal side members of said mop framebail.

ANNA 'I'RING-A.

